SAFTU rejects minimum wage
Rejecting the minimum wage, the union labelled it as a form of exploitation of workers, as some sectors were paid R11 per hour
THE South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) sees the minimum wage as an insult to South African workers.
Rejecting the minimum wage, the union labelled it as a form of exploitation of workers, as some sectors were paid R11 per hour.
The four oldest trade unions affiliated to SAFTU gathered at Ngwelezana Community Hall last week to reflect on what the workers have gained since the dawn of democracy.
KZN SAFTU Secretary, Moses Mosutsoe, said they were concerned about the slow progress made by government in addressing worker demands.
‘The minimum wage allows employers to pay workers R18 and R11 per hour. We invited the oldest unions such as the South African Policing Union ( SAPU), National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers Union (NUPSAW), National Union of Metal workers of South Africa (NUMSA), and Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU).
‘We wanted them to tell us whether workers’ rights have been improved or not. As SAFTU we believed this country is going backwards in terms of labour laws.
‘Recently President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a law that forces workers to go to a ballot before going on strike. However, community members are not forced to do a ballot before service delivery protests. We feel that infringes on our rights as workers,’ said Mosutsoe.
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